Lavinija Erdinger: OTETO / RAPTURED

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What is immediately obvious here is the author's contemplation of the question - 'is there a life after death'.

We clearly see the notions of forgiveness, reconciliation and letting go of the toxic fear of tomorrow, pain and existence. Lavinija has surrendered after a futile struggle and refusal to confront the complexity of life's situations which grind her into dust and demand a constant war with the inner hell and its demons. The ability to believe and to hope - even to be afraid - have been taken away from her.

This is an extremely strong and intimate confession...

Odmah se može uhvatiti zamisao autorice koja kontemplira nad pitanjem   - postoji li život nakon smrti.

Ovdje jasno iščitavamo oprost, mirenje i opuštanje nakon grčevitog straha od sutrašnjice, boli i bitka. Lavinija se predala nakon uzaludne borbe i odbijanja da se suoči sa kompleksnosti životnih situacija koje ju melju i traže svakodnevnu borbu sa unutrašnjim paklom i demonima.

Njoj je oteta mogućnost da vjeruje i da se nada - čak i da se plaši. Ovo je izuzetno snažna i intimna ispovijest...  

Galina Ivanov: REMINISCENCIJA / REMINISSENCE

This artwork demands an in-depth study of itself. The artist is trying to mislead us - by offering us, at first glance, a sappy emotional story.
However, 'Reminissence' is everything but - it tell the story of enslavement caused by inescapable attraction. The addiction (in this case, I personally believe it is the addiction to narcotics) is powerfully incarnated in the given symbols. Magnetically seductive and ominous it (the addiction) is in conflict with symbolically represented author that yields to it, although she knows it is the path to annihilation.
Thanks the schizoid atmosphere of this artwork, we can literally HEAR the outcry of her lost, abused soul begging for help.
In short - this is an extraordinary depiction of the fall and self-destruction and the inability of the natus to resist it...

Ovaj rad zahtijeva studiozan pristup. Umjetnica želi da nas zavara - nudeći nam, na prvi pogled, sladunjavu priču.

A "Reminiscencija" može biti sve ali samo ne to - ona pripovijeda o ropstvu izazvanom neodoljivom privlačnošću. Ovisnost (intimno, smatram da je ovdje u pitanju ovisnost o narkoticima) je ovdje tako moćno otjelovljena.

Magnetski privlačna i zlokobna ona (ovisnost) je suprotstavljena simbolički predstavljenoj autorici koji pristaje na nju - iako zna da je to put uništenja.

Zahvaljujući šizofernoj atmosferi, ovdje naprosto možemo ČUTI urlik njezine izgubljene, zlostavljane duše koja poziva u pomoć.

Ukratko - ovo je izuzetan prikaz pada i destrukcije i nemogućnosti natusa da se tomu odupre...

Deanna Kowalski: COLLATERAL DAMAGE OF PERSONALITY TRANSFORMATION / Kolateralna šteta transformacije osobnosti

Well chosen title.

Frightening in its openness, this work dissects our psyche and moves boundaries.

Here, human being is seen as completely vulnerable, without psychological safety brakes which have been discarded during the transformation process. Here, with completely exposed instinct of death which was originally pointed towards self-destruction, we are allowed to suppose that, after the violent shedding, all of the primal urges will now be directed at the outward destruction - fueled by strong libido which is rooted in the essence of every human being...

Odlično odabran naziv. 

Užasavajući u svojoj otvorenosti, ovaj rad secira našu psihu i pomijera granice. 

Ovdje je čovjek potpuno ranjiv, bez psiholoških amortizera koji su odbačeni u procesu transformiranja. Ovdje, sa posve ogoljenim nagonom smrti koji je prvotno bio usmjeren prema samouništenju, dozvoljeno nam je naslutiti da nakon silovitog odbacivanja, svi iskonski nagoni sada postaju nagoni za uništavanjem - pokretani snaznim libidom koji je ukorijenjen u esenciju svakog ljudskog bića...